PHOTO: Viking Ocean Cruises’ 2019 world cruise route. (photo courtesy of Viking Cruises) Following the sold-out success of its upcoming...

PHOTO: Cunard’s historic Queen Elizabeth 2. (photo courtesy of Cunard) This year marks the 50th anniversary of Cunard’s retired Queen...

PHOTO: Hilarious Jeff ‘Big Daddy’ Wayne knocks ’em out at The Punchliner Comedy Club on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Inspiration....

PHOTO: The wake behind Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Vista. (photo by Mark Leppert) For anyone who has never taken a cruise before, a...

PHOTO: Port of San Diego. (photo via Flickr/Port of San Diego/Dale Frost) ASTA Global Convention 2017 may have recently drawn to a close...

PHOTO: The much-loved steak and eggs at the Sea Day Brunch on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Inspiration. (photo by Jason Leppert) My...

PHOTO: The Waterfront on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Escape. (photo by Jason Leppert) Before the prevalence of veranda staterooms,...

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line sister-ships show off their signature smokestacks. (photo by Jason Leppert) Carnival Cruise Line has a...

PHOTO: Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America, one of the few cruise ships not affected by the PVSA. (photo courtesy of Norwegian...

PHOTO: Agents will have an easier time coordinating Royal Caribbean cruise bookings thanks to a revamped online reservation system....

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Paradise in Havana, Cuba. (photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line) Following Carnival Cruise...

PHOTO: Rendering of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss from above. (photo courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line) When Norwegian Cruise...

PHOTO: New seating areas and hedges on Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Sky. (photo by Jason Leppert) Viking Ocean Cruises already had a...

PHOTO: Vikings display at the archaeological museum in Stavanger, Norway. (photo by Jason Leppert) It seems appropriate that Viking Ocean...

PHOTO: Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Sky docked in Stavanger, Norway. (photo by Jason Leppert) Viking Ocean Cruises’ third sister-ship—the...

PHOTO: LivNordic Spa & Wellness thermal suite on Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Sky. (photo by Jason Leppert) Traveling onboard Viking...

PHOTO: Second-story loft of the Explorers’ Lounge on Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Sky. (photo by Jason Leppert) Not that there’s anything...

PHOTO: Viking Ocean Cruises’ spacious entry-level stateroom shower on the Viking Sky. (photo by Jason Leppert) Let’s call a spade a...

Photo by Heidi Leppert ~ Carnival Vista docked in St. Kitts while Celebrity Eclipse sails away. I am a bargain hunter. It makes me...

PHOTO: Viking Ocean Cruises’ third new Viking Sky in Tromso, Norway. (photo courtesy of Viking Cruises) Ordinarily, when a third of...